Race track



Sept. 2; 1930. H. J. lSPENC ER 1,774,676

RACE TRACK v Filed June 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 H. .J. SPENCER RAGE TRACK Sept 2, 1930.

Filed June 5., 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q Sept. 2, 1930.

H. J. SPENCER 1,774,676

RACE TRACK Filed June 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Sept. 2, 1930 EELTATES UNETEQ FATE caries HARVEY J. SPENCER, OF \VICHITA, KANSAS RACE TRACK Application filed June 5,

ment of the lure in simulation of a live rab bit, and an escape for the safe retreat of the lure at the end of the course;

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the means to meet specific needs and requirements, the design may be varied and such other changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the invention as claimed, without departing from the spirit thereof.

For a hill understanding of the invention and. the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawing hereto attached, in which,-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a race track embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the carriage and adjunctive parts.

Figure 3 is a side view trated in Figure 2.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the carriage, cable and guide means.

Figure 5 is asectional view of the escape.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the escape.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 7-7 of Figure 1 showing the parts on a larger scale.

Figure 8 is a '10 portion of the tr Figure 9 is a track.

Figure 10 is a top plan away track.

Figure 11 is a front view of the lure and carriage on an enlarged scale.

Figure 12 is a detail perspective view ot a portion of the carriage.

Figure 13 is a detail view of a guide pulley and peg for the portable track.

of the parts illusdetail perspective view of a acl: and housing.

top plan view of a portable view of a straight 1928. Serial No. 283,059.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The course may be 0 and, as shown, is elongated and enclosed tween an inner fence whereby the hounds Guide pulleys 5 the length of the course to give prop tion to a cable or cord 6 which is actua f any desired outline 2 and an outer fence 3, are confined to the chase.

are located at intervals in er direco0 ted when a race is on." .The cable, or cord 6 extend around the course any desired number of times according to the distance to be i run.

the course.

around the course if the race will be lncreased to one mile.

arter of a mile the distance may by extending the cable or cord 6 tw1 By extending the cable or cord our times the distance of The If the circuit corresponds to one be doubled ce around first and the last runs of the cable or cord 6 ings. in any power and by hand pulley 7 and a guide of the course, as indi- Figure 1 of the drawley 7 may be operated ve pulley may consist of a rear drive wheel of a motor vehicle which is elevat so as to run free.

it may have any form desired as a lead the chase.

The carriage 11 whlch are grooved and menu ed from the ground t or carriage animal 10 provided as The lure or dummy ack-rabbit, although for 9 includes wheels ted upon rails 12 which constitute a track. Ties 13 con nect the rails 12 and receive the guide pulleys 5 which are grooved to the cable or cord 6. nected in any preferr -riage9 and projects to properly position the mal 10 upon the course to keep or dogs away from the injured by coming in indicated most clear drawings thetrack is adja of the course 1.

contact therewith.

The natural tendency to give proper support An arm 14 is coned manner to the cartherefrom a distance lure or dummy ani the hounds track so as notto be ly in Figure 1 of the cent the outer side the hounds is to keep close to the inner side of the course which represents the shortest distance. Any suitable support 15 may be provided at the outer end of the arm 1 1 to carry the weight of the lure or decoy 10. The arm lei may be slender and resilient, thereby resulting in the dummy 10 simulating a life-like action by reason of the support 15 running over the rough ground which imparts a variety of movement to the dummy approximating the action of a live animal when running and leaping.

An escape is located at the end of the chase and includes a curtain 16 and a supporting structure 17. he curtain 16 is weighted at its lower edge and comprises angularly disposed portions, as shown most clearly in Figure 6 of the drawings, one or" the portions extending at a right angle to the course and the other paralleling the course. The curtain 16 is elevated, as indicated most clearly in Figure 5 of the drawings, and is tripped at the end of the chase to conceal the lure and prevent access of the hounds thereto. A running cord 18 is attached to the lower weighted edge oi the curtain 16 and passes through guide eyes 19 at the top of the supporting structure of frame work 17. A ring 20 at the free end of the operatlng cord 18 is adapted to be engaged by means of a pin 21 which also loosely engages a guide 22 mounted upon the structure 17. A cord 23 attached to the pin 21 is connected to a lever 24 which is pivoted its upper end to the structure 17 and extends within the path of the carriage 9 to be tripped thereby at the end of the race, thereby releasing the curtain 16 which drops by reason of its lower weighted edge, and shuts off the lure from the hounds or dogs. A suitable connection 25 forms connecting means between the cable or cord 6 and the carriage or arm 14.

The foregoing relates to a stationary track and to prevent possible injury to the dogs a suitable housing is provided to en close the ties 13, rails 12 and guide pulleys 5. This housing preferably consists of sheet metal parts formed in lengths and attached to the ties 13. One of the parts consists of a rail 26 which is attached to an end of the ties 13. T he companion part includes a top portion 27 and side portions 28 and 29. The sidepor ion 29 alines vertically with the rail 26 and is spaced therefrom a distance to receive the arm 14 of the carriage 9. lhe portion 28 attached to the opposite end of the ties 13. In this manner the housing encloses the several parts and prevents the dogs from coming in contact therewith. The over-hanging portion of the housing is strengthened and reinforced by straps which are attached at one end to the ties 13 and extend along the parts 27, 28 and 29 to which they may be attached in any preferred way.

In the portable form of tracks illustrated in Figure 9 the guide pulleys 5 are mounted upon pegs 31 which are driven into the ground at the ends of the course. The cable or cord 6 is free along the side runs and lies upon the ground. The numeral 17 denotes the escape. This arrangement admits of the track being readily set up at any suitable point and removed after the race and stowed for use at a future event or at a ditterent point.

Figure 10 represents a straight way course wherein two guide pulleys 32 are located at the ends of the course and support the cord or cable escape which is preferably locatn at an end of the course "for the disappearance of the lure at the end of the race.

The carriage provided for th portable and s'raight way tracks includes an inner section 34: and an outer section These sections are hingedly connected as indicated most clearly in lligure 12 of the drawings. Runners 36 support the ends of these sections 34. and 35. By having the outer section hingedly connected to the inner section 34 the lure 10 is free to move vertically in simulation of the leaps of a live animal.

Having thus claim:

1. The combination with a course, a cable at the outer side of the course and passing therearound a number of ti es, a guide and a drive pulley at the outer side of the course and having the first and last r s of the cable passing therearound, a ca Huge connected to the cable, an arm projecting inwardly from the carriage and a lure or dum my animal at the free end of the arm.

The combination with a course having a plurality of pulleys therearound, of an endless cable trained around the pulleys a number of times, a guide pulley and a driving pulley adjacent the course, said cable having stretches engaged around the latter pulleys, a carriage connected with described the invention, I

\/no cable, a lure connected with and movable with the cable upon movement being imparted there to through the medium or? the driving pul ey. In testimony whereof I filil'i my signature.

HARVEY J. SPENCER. [n a] The numeral 1? denotes the 

